There are 36 million unemployed youth in India. Of these 24 million
live in villages and substantial number move to cities in search of employment.
One of the reasons for unemployment among youth is the significant disconnect
between the school education and the opportunities, skills, and exposure
necessary to achieve full potential and earn livelihood.
Solution: Working at the intersection of education and livelihood,
we create employment and entrepreneurship opportunities for the aspiring
youth. We make the school education practical and relevant by providing
job/life skills training, aptitude testing, career counseling, and bridge
loan for micro-enterprises.

Current Scale: Focused on working with secondary and higher secondary
school students, we have reached 30,000 students from over 500 schools
in Maharashtra, Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh, Karnataka, Goa, Uttar Pradesh
and Andhra Pradesh as of 2016.

Partnerships with State Governments: In addition to direct implementtion
in the schools, we have entered into MoU with RMSA-Department of Education
of Maharashtra and Gujarat and with Andhra Pradesh State Skill Development
Corporation to provide program amangement and technical support for vocational
education projects implemented by the states.

The programs have led to increase in enrollment, enhancement of academic
performance, reduction in the dropout rate, and higher number of secondary
school graduates opting for technical education.

Watch a short film about PLAN100 - an initiative
to equip 20,000 girls and boys from 100 secondary schools based in rual
India with job and life skills. Read More >>

Lend A Hand India enters into MoU with
Andhra Pradesh State Skill Development Corporation (APSSDC)
We are pleased to share that an MoU was signed between Lend A Hand
India and APSSDC to provide technical support and program management
resources for the skill development efforts undertaken by APSSDC in
the state.

Lend A Hand India enters into MoU with RMSA-Department of Education
(Gujarat)
We are pleased to share that an MoU was signed between Lend A Hand
India and RMSA-Department of Education (Gujarat) to provide technical
support and program management resources for the implementation of
Centrally Sponsored Scheme of Vocationalisation of Secondary and Higher
Secondary School Education in the state of Gujarat. The program slated
to be launched in 20 schools on pilot basis beginning academic year
2016-17

Lend A Hand India enters into MoU with Department of Education
(Maharashtra) to coordinate CSR efforts in the State
We are pleased to share that an MoU was signed between Lend A Hand
India and Department of Education (Maharashtra) to design, strategic
formulation, planning and execution of CSR Policy for the Department
of School Education
LAHI Co-founder Sunanda Mane nominated as "Ashoka Globalizer
Fellow"
We are proud to share with you that Sunanda Mane (Ashoka
Fellow 2011), co-founder and President, Lend-A-Hand India has
been conferred with the reputed Ashoka Globalizer Fellowship 2012.
The Ashoka Globalizer is a highly selective fellowship program which
aims to broaden the scale of innovative social initiatives, which
have succeeded at a local/regional level by providing financial and
strategic support to take them to the global scale. Read more
>>

Junior Rural Fellowship for rural
youth. The fellowship offers unique opportunity to learn job and
life skills through practicals. The duration of the fellowship is
six months at the end of which those who will complete the program
successfully will be eligible for paid apprenticeship which will
lead to a full time employment with clear career growth path. Read more>>

From the field : : "My teacher asked me if I knew how
to do wiring of the ceiling fan. I said no to which he replied that
we were going to learn that in our class..." says, Samina Tadavi,
a beneficiary of NetIP-NY's grant for LAHI's Job and Life Skills
Program. Read more>>

LAHI launches Permaculture Project: In collaboration with
an international group of permaculture experts, LAHI is designing
a training program in sustainable agriculture and sustainable community
development for high school students. Read more>> Survey of Vocational Training Alumni: A review of the
current status of the graduates of Lend-A-Hand India's vocational
training program, PLAN 100, shows that multi-skill practical training,
combined with early mentoring, leads to economic self reliance for
poor and marginalized rural youth. Read the findings and some case
studies Read
more>>
LAHI students playing a role in Indian General Elections : Imagine
young high school children from a remote village in India not only
playing an important part in the elections held by the world�s
largest democracy India but also getting paid for it and learning
some valuable life lessons along the way. Read more>>